I grew up as a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and we had a national anthem called “God Save the Queen.” From my teenage years onward, I refused to stand up whenit was played for the following two reasons — I don’t believe in God, and I don’t believe […]
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U.S. Soccer board: 'We apologize to our players — especially our black players — staff, fans …'
U.S. Soccer’s board of directors voted onTuesday afternoon to repeal Policy 604-1, which required national team players to stand respectfully during the national anthem. The rescission takes effect immediately but is provisional,pending approval of the National Council at the 2021 AGM in Atlanta. The New York Time reported thatthe vote was unanimous and came after […]
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Watch: Zack Steffen comment on George Floyd from Germany
The 25-year-old American Fortuna Duesseldorf and U.S. national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen was asked by German news agency SID for his views on demonstrations in response tothe police killing of George Floyd. “I’m proud to see all the people protesting and standing up with the black community and African-American community. I’m mad at the high […]
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Michael Bradley: 'I just hope that people are able to go to the polls in November'
Michael Bradley haslived in Toronto since 2014 after spending eight seasons in Europe, but the Toronto FC captain follows the developments in the United States closely and is horrified by what he sees. “Wehave a president who is completely empty,” he said of President Donald Trump on a media call on Thursday. “There isn’t a […]
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DeAndre Yedlin: 'My grandfather told me he's glad that I am not living in the U.S. right now'
DeAndre Yedlin, who left his home in Seattle when he was 21 to move to the Premier League, says his grandfather who raised him along with his grandfather’s wife has feared for his life as ayoung black man. In a series of tweets, Yedlin, who is training with Newcastle United for the restart of thePremier […]
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Statements from MLS and NWSL clubs calling for end to racism
As of late Sunday night, 16 of 26 MLS clubs and eight of nine NWSL clubs had issued statements on Twitter, in some cases from players, in other cases from their owners, or retweeted statements byothers calling for end to racism in response to the killing of George Floyd. Two NWSL clubs retweeted the statement […]